Korean reference
관찰하다
gwanchalhada
to observe
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Includes verbs and adjectives. Rows show speech levels and constructions, rather than personal pronouns. Honorific forms refer to a respected subject.
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Tense
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhaeyoobserve |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhamnidaobserve |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhaeobserve |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhandaobserve |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhaesseoyoobserved |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhaetseumnidaobserved |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhaesseoobserved |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhaetdaobserved |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhal geoyeyowill observe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhal geomnidawill observe |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhal geoyawill observe |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhal geosidawill observe |
Intention / conjecture
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhagesseoyowill probably observe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhagetseumnidawill probably observe |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhagesseowill probably observe |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhagetdawill probably observe |
Progressive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhago isseoyobe observing |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhago itseumnidabe observing |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhago isseobe observing |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhago itdabe observing |
Negative
Short negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchal an haeyodo not observe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchal an hamnidado not observe |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchal an haedo not observe |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchal an handado not observe |
Long negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhaji anayodo not observe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhaji anseumnidado not observe |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhaji anado not observe |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhaji anneundado not observe |
Endings
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhaseyohe/she observes (honorific) |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhasimnidahe/she observes (honorific) |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhasyeohe/she observes (honorific) |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhasindahe/she observes (honorific) |
Wish
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhago sipeoyoI want to observe |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhago sipseumnidaI want to observe |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhago sipeoI want to observe |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhago sipdaI want to observe |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhaeyo?do you observe? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhamnikka?do you observe? |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhae?do you observe? |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhani?do you observe? |
Past question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhaesseoyo?did you observe? |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhaetseumnikka?did you observe? |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhaesseo?did you observe? |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhaenni?did you observe? |
Request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhaseyoobserve! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhasipsioobserve! |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhaeobserve! |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhaeraobserve! |
Proposal
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhaeyolet's observe! |
| 합니다체, formal polite level | gwanchalhapsidalet's observe! |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhajalet's observe! |
| 한다체, plain written level | gwanchalhajalet's observe! |
Promise
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhalgeyoI will observe |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhalgeI will observe |
Shall I?
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| 해요체, everyday polite level | gwanchalhalkkayo?shall I observe? |
| 해체, casual level | gwanchalhalkka?shall I observe? |
Linking
And
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhagoI observe, and |
And so / because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhaeseobecause I observe |
If
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhamyeonif you observe |
But
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhajimanI observe, but |
Because
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhanikkabecause I observe |
Background
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhaneundeI observe (background) |
Modifier
Present noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhaneunobserve (before a noun) |
Past noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhanobserved (before a noun) |
Future noun modifier
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Connecting / modifying form | gwanchalhalwill observe (before a noun) |
Additional forms
Additional honorific forms
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Saying it happened (았/었) | gwanchalhasyeosseoyohe/she observed (honorific) |
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